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ART NOUVEAU STYLE

In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.

ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Sinuous, organic and flowing lines
  • Forms that mimic flowers and plant life
  • Decorative inlays and ornate carvings of natural-world motifs such as insects and animals 
  • Use of hardwoods such as oak, mahogany and rosewood

ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.

The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau. 

The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.

In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers. 

The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.

Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass. 

Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).

Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.

There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.

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Style: Art Nouveau
Gallé Cameo Glass Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Cameo Glass Lamp Émile Gallé Circa 1900 This stunning cameo glass lamp displays the unparalleled artistry of the famed Art Nouveau master Émile Gallé, one of the most highly regarde...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Lighting

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Glass

French Lustre Colored Glass & Wrought Iron Ceiling Pendant Chandelier late 19thC
Located in Labrit, Landes
Art Nouveau period chandelier or lustre, French Wrought iron, colored white, blue, red and green glass. Made in the late 19th century. Height 59 cm 23.23 in, With extension 93 cm 36....
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Wrought Iron

Two Original Bronze Art Nouveau Candle Sconce for a Piano or Wall Germany, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This pair of beautiful German Art Nouveau two arm bronze candlesticks dates from the 1890's and would make a great addition to a piano or a wall. The two arms have an elegant and sty...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Bronze

'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
Located in London, GB
Daffodil’ table lamp by Tiffany Studios American, c. 1910 Height 56cm, diameter 40cm Designed and hand-made by the artisans from the renowned Tif...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Lighting

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Bronze, Lead

Spanish Feathered Crown Ceiling Fixture
Located in Buchanan, NY
This unique large crown ceiling fixture features three rows of elegantly stylized leaf or feather rays that is not only elegant but practical. The metalwork showcases a rich hand-gi...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Metal

Large Brass and Crystal Glass Secession Style, Jugendstil Chandelier Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Woka scotch brass and crystal glass chandelier. In brass available on stock. Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Set of three floral sconces by Maison Bagues in crystal and gold metal
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Beautiful set of three sconces attributed to Maison Baguès, produced in Paris, France at the beginning of the century showing the quality and craftsmanship of the prestigious French ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

Antique Art Nouveau Lady Lamp, Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Art Nouveau lamp in bronze circa 1890,s. Was an original oil lamp that was converted long ago to electric. A very good job. Shade and hurricane are newer glass. Large 31 1/2" in t...
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1890s European Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Bronze

Jugendstil Re-Edition Brass Wall Light with Glass Tubes
Located in Vienna, AT
Different finishes are available.
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Enlarged Brass, Frostet Glass Josef Hoffmann Flush Mount/Wall Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Larger version of the Henneberg Hohe Warte lamp from Josef Hoffmann 1901 enlarged by Woka Lamps. All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Adolf Loos Brass Opaline Glass, Table Lamp Jugendstil, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Table light with opaline glass shade, designed for Villa Steiner Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures. ...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

French Art Nouveau Lamp by Emile Galle Cameo Cut Glass in Red Sunset Colors
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. This floral motif Galle lamp is made in the art nouveau style with two-toned deep red flowers on a base and shade. The sharp edges of the floral design, which is all hand-carved, complement the smooth round mushroom-shaped shade and base. The rounded shape and delicate hand-carved glass of multiple colors and hues is a signature of Galle lamps. They typically form a cap-like shade over the thin tourine base. Another important feature of the lamp is the rounded finish on the rim, the glass is smooth at the rim—a sign that the lamp is authentic. This lamp exudes the soft romanticism of Art Nouveau. Gallé was a prominent glassblower and one of the most influential figures in the French Art Nouveau movement. Specializing in floral glassware...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Jugendstil Secession Style Vintage Brass Glass Table Lamp Vienna 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil Secession style table lamp from brass and glass 1950s, Austria. A charming table lamp very similar to Jugendstil with a brass frame and a glass shade in ivory color. The b...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Famous Adolf Loos "Turnowsky" Table Lamp Brass Silk Design from 1900, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A great design from 1900, Adolf Loos has used this lamp in several Interiors: Turnovsky, Paul Khuner, Lit.: E. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg 1994,...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Gilt Brass Art Nouveau Chandelier, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Nouveau chandelier. Striking French design from the 1900s. Original gilt brass frame with original floral decorative elements. Five original candle holders for ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

German Art Nouveau Brass Table Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Lamp / table lamp, metal, glass. Metal construction with a curved lamp arm and a reliefed and wavy glass lampshade, as well as a florally decorated base and...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass, Zinc

Tiffany Style Dragonfly Stained Glass Billiard Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
Pool table hanging lamp (chandelier) with oblong shape and dragonfly motif, with nine standard sockets, ready for use.
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Lighting

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau Chandelier Attributed to Luneville France, 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Chandelier Attributed to Luneville, 1900s Beautiful Hand Decorated Chain Photography fails to capture the simple elegant illumination provided by this lamp. In excellent condition ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Viennese Hanging Lamp circa 1905 with Loetz Lamp Shade Koloman Moser
Located in Wien, AT
Viennese hanging lamp, circa 1905 with Loetz lampshade Glass shade Koloman Moser polished and stove enameled The length of the chandelier is easy adjustable for rooms of differing...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Amber Crystal Antique Chandelier Ceiling Florentiner Lustre Art Nouveau
Located in Berlin, DE
**Amber Crystal Antique Chandelier - A Fusion of Murano and Florentine Elegance with Art Nouveau Design** Presenting a captivating antique chandelier adorned with amber crystals, se...
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1920s European Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Crystal, Wire, Brass

Art Nouveau / Art Deco Flush Mount Chandelier Glass & Brass by Kaiser 1930s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant Art Nouveau / Art Deco flush mount ceiling light with a round creme glass shade and on a solid brass frame with golden finals. Made by Kaiser Lighting, Germany in the 1930s. ...
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1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

circa 1920 Art Nouveau Brass and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s, an antique chandelier with a brass body. This piece takes inspiration from Victorian and other late 19th/early 20th century fixtures. Its extravagance is also reminiscent ...
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1920s American Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Flush Mount Josef Hoffmann&Wiener Werksaette Apptm Wittgenstein, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elaborate hammered and chased flush fixture for the Dr Hermann Wittgenstein appartment in Vienna All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we wi...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Otto Wagner Metro Stations Vienna Jugendstil Pendant, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernistic pendant-light. Important design for the underground lines of the Wiener Stadtbahn. There he combined visible structural details with contemporary elements of arts. The me...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Art Nouveau Lamp in Wrought Iron with Glass Shade Scailmont Belgium 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
The 1930s, Brlgium A wonderful Belgium Art Nouveau lamp. The stands are handmade in wrought iron with black finish patina and hammered with a floral pattern. The metalwork is of ex...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Wrought Iron

Josef Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstaette Desk Lamp - Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Originally designed by Josef Hoffmann as a candle-holder for Baron Oppenheimer, Lit.: WWMB 5 Werk# M 313 und M 314, Noever, Oberhuber, MAK Wien und HS f Angewandte Kunst 1987, Josef ...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Glass Oil Lamp on Marble Column with a Stepped Brass Base
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Glass Oil Lamp on Marble Column with a Stepped Brass Base A pretty Glass lamp set on a marble and brass base, the lamp is a great looking piece, it h...
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Late 19th Century Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Marble

Art Nouveau Candle Lantern by Baccarat, France, circa 1890-1920
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century glass lantern by Baccarat, France, signed in relife "Baccarat" and "Depose" It is decorated all around with floral motifs. At the moment it can hold a...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze

Tiffany Studios Four-Light Lily Lamp
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage early four-light lily table lamp was produced in the early 1900s by the Tiffany Studios, New York. The stylish patinated bronze base is decorated in an onion motif & fea...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Lighting

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Bronze

Beautiful French Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier and Amethyst and Rose quartz
Located in London, GB
19th Century French Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier and Amethyst
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20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Lighting

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Bronze

Green and yellow slag glass flower pendant/ swag light
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Vintage Tiffany Style Slag Glass Hanging Light. Multi color shade, Bronzetone trim. Has patina on brass, no cracks or chips or breakage in shade, shade measures approximately 18.75" diameter at bottom, 10 1/4" diameter at top, approximately 12" tall. Beautiful vintage slag glass...
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1940s Unknown Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Brass Crystal Jugendstil Glass and Brass Chandelier, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass crystal glass chandelier early 20th century Edition by Woka Vienna. Total drop custom-made. Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
Located in NANTES, FR
Art nouveau lamp circa 1910. Brass and copper base. Iridescent glass tulip signed Quezal. In perfect condition and electrified. Total height: 38.5 cm Base diameter: 15.5 cm Width: 30 cm Quezal Art Glass Quezal Art Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2003 By Malcolm Mac Neil Some of the most beautiful and alluring art glass made in America during the early part of the 20th Century was made by the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company. Often in the shape of blossoming lilies with brilliant gold interiors and colorfully decorated with floral and other motifs inspired by nature, Quezal art glass ranks right alongside the iridescent glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frederick Carder. Quezal artisans created an extensive range of decorative and useful items, including vases, compotes, finger bowls, open salts, candle holders, and shades for lighting fixtures, which are equivalent in terms of beauty and quality of craftsmanship to Tiffany’s Favrile and Carder’s Aurene glass. In recent years, glass collectors have discovered anew the special charms and appeal of Quezal art glass, and collector desirability for this lovely glassware has increased dramatically. The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was incorporated a century ago, on March 27, 1902. It was founded by Martin Bach, Sr., Thomas Johnson, Nicholas Bach, Lena Scholtz, and Adolph Demuth. The factory was located on the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, New York. In October 1902, the trademark “Quezal” was successfully registered. By 1904, roughly fifty glassworkers were employed at the works. Martin Bach, Sr. was the president, proprietor, and guiding force behind this successful company. Born in 1862 in Alsace-Lorraine to German parents, he emigrated to the United States in 1891. Before his emigration, Bach worked in Saint-Louis, France, at the Saint-Louis Glass Factory. After Bach arrived in this country, he was hired by Louis C. Tiffany as the latter’s first batch-mixer or chemist at the newly established Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, in Corona, Queens. After a period of about eight years, Bach left Tiffany and established his own glassworks. By this time, Bach had already started his small family. He and his German-born wife, Anne-Marie Geisser, whom he married in the fall of 1889, in Paris, France, had three children. Two daughters, Jennie and Louise, were born in France and a son, Martin, Jr., was born in Corona. Bach was assisted by Thomas Johnson, an English immigrant, and Maurice Kelly, a native of Corona, both of whom were gaffers or master glassblowers. Johnson and Kelly helped pave the way for Quezal’s early accomplishments and later recognition. Thomas Johnson, like Bach, was a founding member and also previously employed by Louis C. Tiffany. Johnson’s association with Quezal, however, was relatively short lived. Around 1907, Johnson left for Somerville, Massachusetts, where he became involved in making Kew Blas glass, under William S. Blake at the Union Glass Company. Maurice Kelly’s tenure with Quezal was also brief. Kelly worked at Quezal from January 1902 until July 1904, but by November 1904, he was making Favrile glass at Tiffany Furnaces, where he would happily remain until 1918. To this day, the belief still exists that there once existed a man named Quezal, who worked for Louis C. Tiffany, and it is after him that Quezal glass is named. In truth, however, the founders of the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company named the company and its products after one of the world’s most beautiful birds, the elusive and rare quetzal, which dwells in the treetops of the remote tropical forests of Central America. A rare company promotional brochure provides a vivid description of the quetzal: Of all the birds of the America’s, it is the most gorgeous. No more splendid sight is to be seen in all the world than a quezal, flying like a darting flame through the depths of a Central American forest. Its back is of a brilliant metallic green, so vivid it shines even in the twilight of the woods like a great emerald and its breast is a crimson so deep and bright that every motion of the wonderful creature is a flashing of rubies among the trees and giant creepers. It bears a true golden crown upon its head – a helmet of bright yellow and green, shaped just as the helmet of old Aztec kings were shaped. Its tail is composed of lacelike plumes, extending more than two and one-half feet beyond its body. The quezal was certainly an appropriate designation for the company’s resplendent glassware. One of the most prized characteristics of Quezal art glass is the shimmering and dazzling brilliance reflected in the iridescent surfaces on the interior as well as exterior of the glass. The radiant rainbow colors in metallic hues, including gold, purple, blue, green, and pink, to name only a few, were certainly inspired by the quetzal and its feathers. Not surprisingly, lustrous feathers, in shades of opal, gold, emerald, and blue, are among the most common decorative motifs encountered on Quezal glass. The enduring hallmark of Quezal art glass is its unique expression of the Art Nouveau style, based on organic shapes and naturalistic motifs coupled with technical perfection in the execution. Vases, compotes, drinking vessels, and shades for lighting fixtures were often fashioned to resemble flowers such as crocuses, tulips, calla lilies, casablanca lilies, and jack-in-the-pulpits. Variously colored inlaid threads of glass, pulled and twisted by hooks, simulate naturalistic floral and leaf patterns, lily pads, clover leafs, and vines. Opal, gold, and green colors prevail and the glass is generally opaque. Red is the rarest color of all. Compared with Tiffany’s Favrile glass, the crisp, vivid, and colorful decoration of Quezal art glass is distinctively precise, symmetrical, and restrained. Other Quezal wares recall shapes and styles favored in ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as the Italian Renaissance and the Georgian period in England. This is especially true of classic-shaped vases and bowls of translucent amber glass, which have a single surface color such as iridescent gold or blue. Still, others were inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese forms. The Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company in Sag Harbor, Long Island, purchased Quezal art glass, which they in turn embellished in their shops with silver overlay decoration in the fashionable Art Nouveau style and later resold. Gorham’s silver overlay designs mostly include stylized floral motifs. Alvin’s silver designs are wonderfully organic. One sumptuous design is of a group of sinuous iris blossoms with carefully articulated petals surrounded by attenuated meandering vines. Collectors should note that not all silver-deposit pieces are marked with a maker’s mark since the silversmith had to be quite careful not to damage the glass underneath. A rare 1907 retail catalog survives from Bailey, Banks, and Biddle Company, a luxury goods retailer in Philadelphia, which reveals original retail prices of Quezal art glass. A surprising revelation provided by this catalog is that Quezal art glass was nearly twice as expensive as comparable French imported glass made by such renowned firms as Gallé and Daum. Hock glasses, a stemmed glass used primarily for drinking German white wine, were sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $75. Fingerbowls were also sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $100. These high retail prices were nearly the same as those charged for Tiffany’s Favrile glass, and suggest Quezal art glass was also marketed towards the high-end or luxury market. Electricity was a brand new invention in the late 1800s and American glass manufacturers developed novel approaches for concealing the electric light bulb, which was rather harsh to the eye and perhaps unflattering to the domestic interior. Tiffany, Steuben, and Quezal responded to this need with the most extraordinary and beautiful art-glass shades, all of which were  hand-made and exquisitely fashioned. Many other companies also made art glass shades for table and floor lamps, electroliers, hallway fixtures, and wall sconces, but it was Quezal that excelled in this area and was the most prolific. Quezal art glass shades were available in an infinite variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and decorations. Some shades are formed and decorated as lilies while others are bell-shaped and have ribbed or textured decoration. Rims are usually plain but sometimes are notched or ruffled. Common motifs include feather or hooked feather, leaf and vine, applied flowers, drape, fishnet, King Tut, and spider webbing. The workmanship shown on most Quezal shades...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass, Copper

Timeless Large Ø 19.8 White Alabaster Art Nouveau Chandelier with carved leaves
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Rare large Ø 19.8 inches hand carved alabaster Art nouveau / Art Deco chandelier with floral ring displaying leaves. Straight from France this timeless antique is simply breathtaking...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Alabaster, Brass, Bronze

French Art Nouveau White Iridescent Glass and Wrought Iron Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Nouveau wrought iron table lamp with white iridescent glass, circa the 1920s. This beautiful French table lamp features a wro...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Wrought Iron

Art Nouveau Table Lamp in Sandstone by "Illums Bolighus", Copenhagen, 1930s
By Illums Bolighus, Olaf Stæhr-Nielsen, Just Andersen, Axel Salto
Located in Odense, DK
Sculptural art nouveau table lamp made in Denmark in the 1930s and sold in "Illums Bolighus", Copenhagen. The base is made from sandstone and the front depicts the classical motif of...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Sandstone

Brass Basket Classical Chandelier Crystal Lustre Lamp Antique Gold
Located in Berlin, DE
The crystals are expertly hand-knotted, adding a touch of elegance and sophistication to this timeless piece. This is a new reproduction, and several are available, ensuring you can ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Art Nouveau Lighting

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Crystal, Brass, Wire

Antique Petite Bookshelf Lamp with Holophane Shade
Located in Denton, TX
Petit brass mantle lamp with scalloped pleated shade by Holophane. perfect for small spaces.
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Koloman Moser Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Table Lamp Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and well balaced lamp, which can be used as a wall lamp as well as a table lamp. Please compare the Ornament with that on the furniture-keys of the Wiener Werkstatte All...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Stunning German Solid Bronze Mermaids Chandelier with Fish Motif, 1920s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A large German 12 -light dark bronze mermaids chandelier, circa 1920s. This beautiful and stunning light fixture is made of solid bronze with torch-...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Bronze

Puristic Jugendstil Otto Wagner Postal Saving Flush Mount Lamp, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A modernist flush mount fixture designed by Otto Wagner for the Postal Savings Bank - Postsparkasse in Wien - Vienna, 1904-1906 Literature: - FAHR-BECKER, G., Jugendstil, Köln, Köne...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Bronze Art Nouveau Lamp with Majorelle Foot and Pâte de Verre
Located in Rebais, FR
Bronze lamp with nickel patinated finish and purple glass. (glass color can be change by dark blue, amber, sanded, red or green).
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Lighting

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Lamp in Wrought Iron with Glass Shade Scailmont Belgium 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
The 1930s, Brlgium A wonderful Belgium Art Nouveau lamp. The stands are handmade in wrought iron with black finish patina and hammered with a floral pattern. The metalwork is of ex...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Wrought Iron

Pink Alabaster Light Fixture, Sweden 1920
Located in New York, NY
Soft pink tones surround a central charcoal colored vein. The bowl is in the classical form, and has three upper rings circling the top of the shade. Cloth ropes and canopy are in ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Lighting

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Alabaster

Art Nouveau Opaline Ceiling Lamp, Scailmont Belgium Glass Shade, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau ceiling lamp. Photography fails to capture the simple elegant illumination provided by this lamp. Fitting messing pendant ceiling light with fixing to hold a stylish Bel...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Opaline Glass

French “Clichy” Green Glass Pendant Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French “Clichy” green coloured glass pendant lamp Brass glass holder Weight : 0.85 kg / 1.9 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standa...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

French “Clichy” Yellow Glass Pendant Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French “Clichy” yellow glass pendant lamp Brass glass holder Weight : 0.85 kg / 1.9 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Art nouveau Chandelier / Pendant light by Daum Nancy & A. Petitot 1910 France
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Embrace the beauty of the Art Nouveau era with this exquisite DAUM Nancy chandelier! Crafted in 1910 and signed with the ''Daum Nancy cross the Lorraine'' signature, this stunning piece features delicately etched poplar leaves in rich shades of purple, yellow, brown, and orange on its gorgeous acid etched glass surface. The original and matching bronze floral frame by Atelier Petitot adds a touch of elegance and sophistication, to the masterfully crafted glass shade making this pedant a breathtaking master piece. Each link of the chain and the canopy are all marked with A.P. by petitot. This Daum chandelier remains in gorgeous condition with only traces of age on the frame. Fully original and a real collectors piece, rewired & ready for safe use This antique daum pendant light...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Tiffany & co style floor lamp 1990s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Bronze color upright ,comes with a handmade stained Glass shade , Stoneware base . Beautiful colored shade ,gives a very nice effect when lid . very good condition . Tiffany & Co i...
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1990s French Art Nouveau Lighting

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Stained Glass

Secessionist Torch Sconce Handcrafted Artistic Work Woka Lamp Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Very artistic, handformed sandcasted parts, please look at other image made from below. Now manufactured at the WOKA workshop in Vienna. Most components according to the UL regula...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Nickel Plated Silver Art Deco Table Lamp from the 1930s
Located in Søborg, DK
A Swedish Art Nouveau nickel silver table lamp from the 1920s. A round pressed based and a stem with a ball base fitted with 4 flier petted in silver. Stamped on the base “G.A.B. ALP” “Guldsmeds Aktie Bolaget” Original silver bulb...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Silver Plate

Art Nouveau Huge Floor Lamp, 1910s
Located in Praha, CZ
Big Art Nouveau floor lamp. An eye-catching piece with a beautiful patina and warm ambient light. Wooden stand with good condition and original fabric shade in fair condition with s...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Fabric, Wood

antique early 20th century wrought patinated steel art nouveau chandelier
Located in Casteren, NL
Bring timeless character, history, and artisanal craftsmanship into your interior with this extraordinary handcrafted chandelier, made in France around 1900–1910, during the influent...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Lighting

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Steel

Glazed ceramic table lamp. France, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Glazed ceramic table lamp. France, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Lighting

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Ceramic

French, Art Nouveau Brass Chandelier with Pâte De Verre Glass by Noverdy, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautiful four-light Art Nouveau brass pendant chandelier with Pâte de Verre glass by Noverdy. This impressive French Art Nouveau period chandelier features a central, beautifully shaped “Pâte de Verre” glass bowl in dark yellow, red, and blue tones, signed "Noverdy France", hung at three chains and three ornate arms holding each a “Pâte de Verre" glass lampshade in dark yellow, blue, and red tones as well. The signatures on three tulip lampshades are not visible anymore. This splendid French pendant chandelier features one interior and three exterior lights...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Wiener Werkstätte Opaline Glass and Posamentery Chandelier Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Punched brass-sheet, hand blown opaline glass 35cm or 50 cm in diameter, hanging on passement Brass, optionally varnished or nickel-plated, all other finishes on request Most comp...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Lighting

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Brass

Large Austrian Cut Crystal and Glass Chandelier Attr. to Lobmeyr, ca.1920s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A beautiful, large cut crystal and glass eight - light chandelier attr. to Zahn/Lobmeyr, Austria, ca. 1920s. Measurements: Diameter - 25.59 inches / Height - 48.42 inches. Socket :...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Lighting

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Crystal

Bronze table lamp by Siegfried Wagner, Denmark c. 1900.
Located in Valby, 84
This exceptional bronze table lamp, designed by the Danish sculptor Siegfried Wagner around 1900, is a rare and striking piece that seamlessly blends functionality and artistry. Man...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Bronze

French Art Nouveau Black Oxydation Bronze Guimard Chandelier
Located in Rebais, FR
Immerse yourself in the elegance of Art Nouveau with this sumptuous Guimard chandelier, a true masterpiece combining finesse and refinement. Crafted from torch-blackened oxidized bro...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Lighting

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Ceiling Lamp Suspension In The Taste Of Was Benson
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau pendant light circa 1905 in copper and brass in the spirit of Was Benson. This one was produced by General Electric France. 4 lights, electrified in very good condition...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Lighting

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Copper

Art Nouveau lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Nouveau lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Nouveau lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, and Tiffany Studios. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $105 and tops out at $400,000 while the average work can sell for $2,970.

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